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University of Lay Adventists of Kigali

In research, University of Lay Adventists of Kigali stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,402 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,485 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,812
of 28,054 · #33,932 all time
Rank in Rwanda
#15
of 17
Research works
238
▲ 133% vs 2013–17
Citations
950
4.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
91%
world 28%

What is University of Lay Adventists of Kigali known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #12,402 of 12,888 8.1%71 —
Social SciencesDomain #10,485 of 10,521 2.0%70 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Lay Adventists of Kigali sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does University of Lay Adventists of Kigali specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 34.2 works5.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.77× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.53× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.09× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.58× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of Lay Adventists of Kigali?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Security, Water Resources, Conflict, Drought, Arid Regions and International Cooperation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change36▲ 8.1×32 topics
  2. Environmental Impact22▲ 8.0×14 topics
  3. Security22▲ 21×9 topics
  4. Water Resources20▲ 50×4 topics
  5. Conflict18▲ 67×2 topics
  6. Drought18▲ 115×3 topics
  7. Arid Regions18▲ 463×2 topics
  8. International Cooperation17▲ 211×1 topic
  9. Transboundary Water17▲ 615×1 topic
  10. Sustainability14▲ 3.5×22 topics
  11. Machine Learning13▲ 2.5×17 topics
  12. Deep Learning12▲ 2.1×18 topics
  13. Politics9▲ 21×2 topics
  14. Genocide9▲ 97×3 topics
  15. Healthcare9▲ 4.7×6 topics
  16. Media8▲ 33×1 topic
  17. Middle East8▲ 81×1 topic
  18. Remote Sensing8▲ 4.0×13 topics
  19. Internet of Things8▲ 5.4×9 topics
  20. Supply Chain Management7▲ 4.6×7 topics
  21. Biodiversity Conservation7▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Land Use Change7▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.4×13 topics
  24. Renewable Energy6▲ 2.5×8 topics
  25. Urbanization5▲ 7.9×5 topics
  26. Social Capital5▲ 6.1×5 topics
  27. Smart Cities5▲ 12×5 topics
  28. IoT Security5▲ 9.3×3 topics
  29. Water Quality5▲ 7.1×4 topics
  30. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Risk Management4▲ 5.6×5 topics
  32. Risk Perception4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  33. Privacy4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  34. Cybersecurity4▲ 8.8×3 topics
  35. Vulnerability3▲ 9.0×6 topics
  36. Blockchain3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  37. Decentralization3▲ 9.6×2 topics
  38. Financial Stability3▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Flood Risk3▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Surface Water Mapping3▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Lay Adventists of Kigali publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Transboundary Water Resource Management, Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts, Flood Risk Assessment and Management and Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity.

Transboundary Water Reso…17Transboundary Water Resource Management: 17 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 8 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 3 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 3 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional worksHealthcare and Environmental Waste Management: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcologyInformation Systems4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Transboundary Water Resource Management Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  2. 2 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  3. 3 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  4. 4 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 3 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  8. 8 Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available91.3%not open8.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.4%domestic only69.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Lay Adventists of Kigali's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 133% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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